The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-05

! menu. agree WIFI you IubG MF.
! Barnes is sunfortunate-very unfortun-
ate. Halo! here's Miss Gwendolen
Bulmar."
80 she is. Whatever can she want
with us, Charley? Good morning,
miss" said !, with polite dip.
Good morning. Mrs. Farmer. l
dare say you are surprised TO see me,
Mr.. Farmer, but Ihave a favor to ask
your wife"
"Indeed, miss, l am sure we shall
both be delighted to serve YOU" said
Charley, boldly.
"Thank you" she replied, "Mrs.
| Cardewe particularly mentioned you,
Mrs Farmer, as q trustworthy and
most kind-hearted person-most dis
Greet"
Charley's cough came on so sud 1en-
| " that ho had TO retire but l waited
| listening.
Mrs. Cardewe was very kind al
ways, said.
"She says you are an excellent nurse,
Mrs Farmer, and if you could be per-
suaded to leave home for a few weeks,
l am sure | should be very grateful.
VIII you see Mrs. Cardewe? She will
tell you what is required. Can you
/ 90 now"
"Yes, miss, | will run down at once.
| If can arrange about the child, l will
60 with pleasure, if my good man has
no objection. He will let me 60, l
/ dare say"
! Thank you," she said agian, very
sweetly, and Of she tripped, looking
like an angel in her pink summer
costume and straw hat.
! went to see Mrs. Cardewe, and
returned quicker than I came out.
"Whatever do you think, Charley?
It's Mr.. Barnes"
What Mr. Barnes? The sick
man? Are you to nurse him?"
"Yes; he has IL brain fever down
Winchester way, and Mrs. Jones said
she thinks he's enlisted"
Enlisted! Nonsensew
"She said he hadgot AN army place
with the artillery-a little cannon
business Those are her very words"
You are pair of stupids," replied
Charley, with his terrible "guffaw"
laugh. "You ought to know better, l
should think. He's probably q min
or canon at Winchester. Artillery,
indeed. Well, Lucy?"
"Never mind. Pm going to nurse
him at Mrs. Cardewe's and Miss Gwen
dolen's special request, as can be
trusted"
"Whew!" whistled Charley. "Sets
the wind in that quarter? think /
can guess something"
"Do tell me-" 1 pleaded. 'Ts it
about the vicar?"
"No; wait until you come back.
You will be home again in week or
two, suppose. You do manage to
get away pretty often, l must say"
And the money, Charley. Two
guineas a week."
That's true! Well, you must write,
mind"
Of went the next day, and found
poor Mr.. Barnes in Winchester He
was in lodgings, and quite light
headed, singing tunes and hymns,
and occasionally Miss Dolcie's
guitar melodies, as we'll almost as she
sang them herself. Then / knew he
was in love with Miss Dolce, and that
she was going to be married to the
vicar No doubt that had given the
poor young man fever.
Two DAYS after / had been acting as
nurse, who should come in but Miss
Gwendolen to inquire and to bring a
few things from the manor, with Mrs.
Card YES kind regards Mrs. Car
dewe had always liked Mr.. Barnes.
knew that. Miss Gwendolen seemed
very much interested in the patient,
and even went upstairs to look at
I,;, foz,, G~~I
lowing fortnight she came fouH times,
and must have spent little fortune
in railway journeys and cabs.
He chatterSd a great deal at times,
and one night, while vas reading by
the little lamp, he quite startled me
by calling out:
~ am bound to go, Vicar, I must
go as an honorable man cannot re-
main. Dolciel Gwendolen! advise
me.v
jumped up Dir. Barnes was sit
ting up and staring about wildly. He
had been so much quieter Lately that
Iaoped and believed he was Eettjagii
better than the doctor said he wSss
There ia something on MS mind,
said the physician; until we can re-
move the impression we cannot ex-
pect him to be entirely we'll.
The next day 1.-The day after hehad
called out for advice--he came to his
senses. / saw in his eye he was sane;
but he kept looking about him.
Are you Mrs. Mrs. Farmer?" he
said family.
s'Yes, sir; I've been nursing you.
You've beea very iii.
Yes, / know, and talked great
deal OF nonsense, dare say. Didn't
/ see Miss BuIInar sometimes, or was